Tamara joined the board in 2015. An avid runner since high school, Tamara ran cross-country in college at UC Santa Cruz where she served as team captain and qualified for the NCAA DIII National Championships in 2006. Tamara is the chapter leader for the Arete Women’s Running Club in Sacramento with over 100 people on the team. She runs many local races with her husband, Mark, and she ran a sub 3:00 marathon at CIM in 2022! Professionally, she founded Torlakson Events where she specializes in designing and producing high-impact events that help clients advance their communications goals, enhance their brands, and expand their networks. Tamara is also a Mom of two.

Steve, a retired OB/GYN physician and prior Chief of Staff at Mercy San Juan Hospital, has served as the board’s president previously for four years and has been a board member since 1984. He has finished all 40 CIMs. He has completed a total of 75 marathons, over 300 half marathons and the Gold Rush 50 K on his 70th birthday taking first place in his division of one deep! Steve hiked the entire 160-mile Tahoe Rim Trail for his 60th birthday to raise money for the Sacramento Eating Disorders and Outreach Program. He also hiked the John Muir Trail, raising money for Shriners Hospital. Steve also climbed Mt. Shasta for the Breast Cancer Fund and has climbed Mt. Mera in Nepal and Mt. Aconcagua in Argentina. He thanks John Mansoor, Ellen Moore and Scott Abbott who as our executive directors over all these years have kept a steady ship and made a great race even greater.

Deirdre joined the board in 2002. She’s an avid marathoner, ultra-runner and Ironman triathlete. Deirdre is an Emmy Award winning weekday morning anchor for KCRA-TV and has covered the last 11 Olympic Games. She has two sons who keep her running 24/7. Follow Deirdre on Twitter or Facebook.

Tiffany Martin is a health equity advocate and athlete with a 30+ year running career. She has run everything from 100m to a 50K, on the track, road and trails. Tiffany served for over nine years as a Certified Fitness Advisor for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and she is a USA Track & Field Certified Coach and NFHS Certified Youth Cross Country/Track & Field Coach. As a long-time member of the running community, Tiffany is passionate about making sure the running community acknowledges and is inclusive of runner diversity, in all its forms. Tiffany has provided Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) guidance, training and support to our local running community through her work with the Running Industry Diversity Coalition, Hornet Athletics Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Council (CSUS), Sacramento Running Association’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee – Races & Events, Arete Women’s Running, Girls on The Run and Ainsley’s Angels. Tiffany’s passion is to share her knowledge and experience to help others become better and do better.

Jessica Pagan joined the SRA Board in 2024. She started running in 2008 when she trained for and completed her first race: the Nike Women’s Full Marathon. She has since completed several full and half marathons, including 10 CIM’s and 5 of the 6 Abbott World Major Marathons, as well as numerous 5ks and 10ks. She even branched out and did her first Half Ironman in September 2024. She enjoys being a member of the Fleet Feet Racing Team and participating in Run Crew, a weekly social running group. When she isn’t training, she is teaching first graders in West Sacramento, serving on the executive board of her teacher’s union, and participating in numerous school site and district committees. She enjoys international traveling, spending time with family and friends, wine tasting, snowboarding, reading, and meeting other members of the running community.

Ana ran her first marathon in 2015 in Chicago starting the beginning of her running journey which has included other road marathons and trail runs. In 2022, she moved to El Dorado Hills, signed up with Gold Country Run and Sport to train for her first CIM marathon and later trained with the Fleet Feet trail running group. For her, joining a running group has been the best way to explore the Greater Sacramento area and meet great new friends. This resulted in completing her first 50k, the Canyons Endurance Run, in 2024. Ana currently serves as a Chief Financial Officer with MedMutual Protect, a health insurance company. Outside of running, Ana loves to spend time with her husband, two daughters and two dogs exploring the state of California.

AJ joined the board in 2024. He is a former college football player who started running during the COVID-19 pandemic when he was overweight and depressed. Since then he has completed numerous marathons and can be found running most days of the week. He is a part of the Fleet Feet Racing Team as well as the Sloppy Moose Running Club. He is a big advocate of the physical and mental health benefits of running, and his passion is to remove barriers to the running community. Additionally, he is a proponent of youth running and has 3 children who can frequently be found on a run with him.

Professionally, he is a Vascular surgeon, working for the military, Sacramento VA, and UC Davis Health. He is also an active duty member of the US Air Force where he is a Lieutenant Colonel stationed at Travis AFB.